Kotatable chance device



Dec. 26, 1950 A. R. zERPA 2,535,474

ROTATABLE CHANCE DEVICE Filed March 19, 1946 Patented Dec. 26, 1950UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROTATABLE CHANCE DEVICE Anselmo RodriguezZerpa, Habana, Cuba Application March 19, 1946, Serial No. 655,514

2 Claims. (Cl. 273-143) This invention is directed to an improvement ingame apparatus wherein certain movable elements are caused to bemanually operated and then released to ultimately arrange each and allof certain elements in a faced relation to definitely indicate a certainfactor employed in the game.

The primary invention is the provision of a game apparatus constructedin simulation of a bottle or the like with a rod simulating a flow fromthe bottle, the game elements being mounted on a rod so that in oneposition they may be manually operated and then released to move toanother position in relatively faced relation one to the other tooutline the ultimate game factor.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the game apparatus,

Figure 2 is a view of one of the disc members.

The improved apparatus indicates a hollow base l on which is mounted thesimulation of a bottle 2; from the cork end 3 extends a more or lessrigid rod 4 which rises upwardly from the cork then curves laterally at5 and then extends downwardly at 6, the latter presenting a straightvertical portion in substantial alignment with the bottle. The end ofthe portion 6 extends through the base and is terminally secured by anut 1 in order to permit the removal of the game elements at will.

The game elements include a series of disc like members 8 preferably ofhexagonal form in shape and having a central opening 9 to more or lessloosely cooperate with the rod. The bottle is provided near its lowerend with a guide I9 having a vertical face ll in parallelism with thedepending portion 6 of the rod, the guide serving to interrupt rotativemovement of the elements 8 and permit them to settle onto the base,superimposed on the rod portion 6 in carrying out the game.

In use the elements 8 of which there may be any number, are gathered onthe rounded portion 5 of the rod 4 and manually subjected by the lingersor hand to a rapid rotation. The elements are then permitted or causedto move while still rotating onto the vertical portion 6 of the rod 4and descend in superimposed relation at the base connected end of therod. The guide I0 serves to contact to some extent with the rotatingelements 8 and interrupt that rotation so that the elements may settlein a position of non-movement. The guide portion Il, particularly wherethe elements are of hexagonal shape, will engage one face of theelements 8 as they descend the portion 6 of the rod and cause theelements to settle to their nal position with one square face of eachelement in alignment with the square face of the next superimposedelement, as indicated in the drawing.

The square faces of the elements are marked with numerals or letters andthe ultimate purpose of the game may be to utilize these letters ornumerals to indicate a possible or desired result, such for example, asa particular arrangement of numerals or the particular association ofthe assemblage of letters on the exposed front face of the elements 8.

It will further be noted that the broad face or circumference of thebody of the bottle presents an admirably arranged area, for thereception of any advertising or other data desired to be applied.

What I claim as new is:

l. A game apparatus including a base, a, rod of uniform diameter carriedby and extending upward from the base, a series of disk-like elementsslidably mounted on the rod, the periphery of each element being formedwith angularly related faces, each angular face bearing indicia, avertically disposed guide secured to the base and parallel with andspaced from the upwardly extended portion of the rod and terminating atits upper end approximately half-way up the length of the rod, the faceof the guide spaced from the rod corresponding to at least one of thefaces of the periphery of the disks, so that parts of the peripheries ofthe disks will fit in the guide and prevent said disks from turning whendropped down from the top part of the rod.

2. A game apparatus comprising a base, a guide extending upwardly fromthe base and having angularly disposed surfaces on one face, a rodextending up from the base and spaced from the angular surfaces of theguide, said rod extending above the top of the guide a distance greaterthan the length of the guide, a, plurality of disks freely rotatable onthe rod when above the guide, said disks having angular faces on theirperipheries with indicia on each angular face, certain of the angularfaces of the disks corresponding to the angular surfaces of the guide,whereby when the disks are lowered on the rod and reach and fit theangular surfaces of the guide, such disks are prevented from rotatingand the indicia on their exposed faces can be enumerated.

ANSELMO RODRIGUEZ ZERPA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,256,782 Pappert Sept. 23, 1941FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 366,522 Germany Jan. 6, 1923 466,651Great Britain June 1, 1937

